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Briefe eines Müssiggangers (Response to previous article)
Julia's friendship with artist (probably Friederike Gossmann) as described by audience member. Response to previous article. (Page 4 with advertisement for performance on page 8)
Briefe eines Müssiggängers
A man tells of reading two love letters from admirers that Pastrana shows him.
Before Judge Daly
Yet another stage in the conflict between Lent and the Hatfields. In this one, Lent sues Elias Hatfield over the contents of a store on Broadway. (column 6)
Bear-Faced Impudence
The source uses a play on the word "bear" throughout. Lent registered a complaint to the Mobile News in an "insolent" manner. Lent fled the season but was picked up by the Deputy Marshall and imprisoned. Must appear before the mayor on the next day.
Bear Woman! The Wonder of the Age
Pastrana wins over someone who goes to expose the exhibit as a fraud.
Bear Woman! Bear Woman!
Pastrana sings and dances in connection with a display of wax figures in Philadelphia. Brief description of appearance and performance. This represents her last performances in the United States.
Aus Schulz's Lagebuch
Satiric response to Pastrana's performance at the Kroll establishment in Berlin.
An Miss "Julia" Pastrana
Poem describing Pastrana
An Alleged False Pretence
Lent arrested on complaint from Bertha Juratreke who rented 74 Mercer Street from Lent. She said he rented the property to her for 2 years--however D. H. Haight was the actual owner of the property and Lent did not have his authority to rent it.
Account of Miss Pastrana the Nondescript and the Double-Bodied Boy
Promotional pamphlet advertising Pastrana's performance in London